Gambia vs Lesotho: Electoral democracy index

Gambia
0.641
in 2025
Lesotho
0.661
in 2025
Gambia rank
62nd
Lesotho rank
60th

Electoral democracy index over time

  • Gambia
  • Lesotho
00.20.40.6190019622025

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.661 against 0.641 in Gambia, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 62nd and Lesotho ranks 60th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 9 and Lesotho in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Lesotho Difference Ahead
1900s 0.053 0.045 0.008 Gambia
1910s 0.053 0.045 0.008 Gambia
1920s 0.0524 0.045 0.0074 Gambia
1930s 0.052 0.045 0.007 Gambia
1940s 0.0817 0.045 0.0367 Gambia
1950s 0.1592 0.0688 0.0904 Gambia
1960s 0.3457 0.1828 0.1629 Gambia
1970s 0.4722 0.1186 0.3536 Gambia
1980s 0.4589 0.1239 0.335 Gambia
1990s 0.3045 0.3073 0.0028 Lesotho
2000s 0.252 0.527 0.275 Lesotho
2010s 0.327 0.5858 0.2588 Lesotho
2020s 0.5883 0.6452 0.0568 Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy index, Gambia or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 0.661 against 0.641 in Gambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy index between Gambia and Lesotho?
0.02, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Lesotho?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Gambia and Lesotho rank globally for electoral democracy index?
Gambia ranks 62nd and Lesotho ranks 60th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electoral democracy index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed